as in limp
not stiff in structure
the flaccid stalks of celery that had been around for far too long
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Recent Examples of flaccid
The line felt dumb and flaccid, derivative in an irritating rather than with-it sense, and lacking the transgression found in good gallows humor.
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Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Dicks are rife even in her early images, pressed into service as beleaguered punctums or as flaccid riffs on all the breasts and mounds of Venus that swell throughout art history.
—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
In the last scene of the film, the Father stands on a rock in the middle of a waterfall, naked, flaccid, alone, and screaming, shattered with desire.
—P.e. Moskowitz, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
The line felt dumb and flaccid, derivative in an irritating rather than with-it sense, and lacking the transgression found in good gallows humor.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
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Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Dicks are rife even in her early images, pressed into service as beleaguered punctums or as flaccid riffs on all the breasts and mounds of Venus that swell throughout art history.
—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
In the last scene of the film, the Father stands on a rock in the middle of a waterfall, naked, flaccid, alone, and screaming, shattered with desire.
—P.e. Moskowitz, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
The line felt dumb and flaccid, derivative in an irritating rather than with-it sense, and lacking the transgression found in good gallows humor.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flaccid
Adjective
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Bacchus, bone-dry, slumps in the center of a stagnant green pool clutching fistfuls of limp grapes; none of the fountains is turned on.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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All thanks to a blend of omegas 3, 6, and 9, which target dry, limp strands and restore hair’s lipid barrier for a plumped, voluminous curl pattern.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Johnson went for a neutral ensemble Wednesday, wearing a floppy sun hat, boho-style top and wide-leg pants in shades of tan and cream.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Dress up with accessories or don your favorite floppy sun hat for that ultimate untouched-by-the-heat style.—
Nicole Pyles,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 June 2025
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“Flaccid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flaccid. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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